Powerball costs $2 for a single play. The Power Play multiplier, which can add to a jackpot winner's earnings, costs an extra $1 per game. Winners can elect a set of 30 payments over 29 years, or a lump sum cash option payment, which for Wednesday would pay out an estimated $70 million.

The multi-state game is played in 44 jurisdictions across the United States and the US Virgin Islands.